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All England Open Highlights: Satwik-Chirag, Ayush Shetty crash out
Check out the highlights from Day 2 of the 2026 All England Open Super 1000.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (Source: BAI)
All England Open 2026 Highlights: The Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, men's single shuttler Ayush Shetty, and mixed doubles pair of Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Gadde all crashed out of the 2026 All England Open on
Rankireddy and Shetty, former world No 1, went down to a lower ranked Aaron Tai and Kang Khai Xing of Malaysia in straight games, whereas Ayush Shetty put up a fighting display against world No 14 Alwi Farhan.
Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Gadde, on the other hand, were shown the exit door by the fifth seeded French pair in straight games.
Highlights:
Live Updates
- 4 March 2026 5:59 PM IST
Satwik-Chirag with the lead
A very comfortable start for Satwik-Chirag against the 2024 world junior champions. The Indians open up an 11-6 lead at the mid-game interval.
- 4 March 2026 5:52 PM IST
Satwik-Chirag pocket the first point
Satwik raining smashes from the back court, before Chirag intercepts at the net to win the first point. Classic SatChi to get us started off. 1-0.
- 4 March 2026 5:48 PM IST
Satwik-Chirag on court!
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have walked out to court No 4.
The toss is done and the players are warming up. Interestingly, Satwik still has his jacket on.
- 4 March 2026 5:04 PM IST
Gooood Eveninggg!
Hello and a warm welcome to The Bridge's LIVE coverage of the 2026 All England Open Super 1000.
A day after Lakshya Sen's sensational win over world No 1 Shi Yu Qi, India's best bet to end their title drought in the tournament – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty – will open their campaign.
It should be a pretty straightforward match for the former world No 1, with their opponents ranked 33rd in the world.
Also in action will be Ayush Shetty and Rohan Kapoor-Ruthvika Gadde later in the day.
Stay tuned for all the latest updates!
